Bookmark



Mann 17, 1953 E. A. MYERS 6311560 BOOKMARK Filed 0G13. 12, 1951 r: E1- V20 INVENToR.

l 5 EDWIN 'A. MYERS ATTO'FINEYS Patented Mar. 17, 1,953

BOOKMARK Edwin;- Af. Myers, Beach; -Calif;,. assignor ofi one-lialfiftoHarrisolr G. McDonald, Pasadena,

Calif.

Application, October. 12 1951,. SeralNo. v2513027 3 Claims'.

Thepresent' invention" relates to improvements in afbookmark. Itoonsists'of the combinations; constructions, and arrangement of parts, Vas -fhereinafteidescribedand'-claimed.

Among# the various objects ofthisinventi'on, I propose to--provi'de a bookmark, 'which includes-a. holder adapted to be interengaged readily with the lastA index' page, lfly-leaf, or other selected page of aibook or the like; seas-tof'besupported thereby. This :holderfservesias a mounting for-a:

resilient 'strip=like.marker, vwhichzis provided with a. free resilient extension .adapted to. overlie. a .page

of. thevbook `so as'tfo providea.. markV therefor. Upon; turning the designated' page, the; marker strip.- will yield and slip. over: they marginal. edge.

of vthat'xpage,land come. to rest :on a subsequent page.. yIn 1thls-,manner,=the successivelpagesA of the. book will be marked astheyarei` turned by the. reader, thusv indicating 4at all; timeszthe readers place in'the'book'.

More particularly4 described, I make-rusey of a resilientstrip-like marker-havinga portion thereof dening 1a complete loop. The convolution .of thisdoopaisslidablyattached to the holder. One endi of.` this strip. extends from, the loop so as to' provide raffree extension adaptedetooverliea page of the bookto serve'as a. page-designaton. .Of course, when reader commences. thev book, this extension must `projectzftoa .greater extent relative to. the rear fly-leafin. orderto` overlie the initialjpagesathan will be the vcase whenvthereader reaches pages toward the,` Vback 'of' the. book.

Ilhe looped portion will. furnish kthennecessarylength'for. the-extension so thatfthe. latter maybe pulled ydov/fnvvardly over'the page. being read tol the proper distance, and still accommodate, the thickness ofthe unread part of the book.

As a still further object, I provide'a bookmark of the character described; which isattractive in appearance, easily applied to the book, simple and durable for the purpose intended.. Moreover; the marker will .not mar or defacethe. pages, or interfere with' the reading of the book. The

readersfplace cannot be lost, even if thebookY falls, is-heldf upside down, or. closed accidentally. Of course, I downotlwish.tozfbelimited to any particular class or type of book to which my device Vmay Ibe applied.

Other objects and advantages will appearas the specification continues. The novel features will be set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Drawings For a. better understanding of my invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing, form-ing part of this application, lin' which:

Figure l is a perspective view of' my bookmark by'itself;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along the plane II-II of Figure 1, disclosing the rear ily-leaf and-adjacent coverfof a book by dot-dash lines;

Figure 3 is a'vertical transverse sectional view.

Vtaken through a closed book, illustratingv my bookmark applied thereto;

Figures 4 and 5 are development face Views of myholder'and'marker strip, respectively.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should be understood that various changes, or modifications, may be made within the scopeY of the annexed claims withoutv departing from the spirit thereof'.

Detailed .description Referring to the drawing in detail, I have shown the complete bookmark in Figure 1. -It includes a holder designated generally at A, and a strip-like marker B. The holder may be fashioned from any suitable material that will not mar or damage pages of a book when engaged therewith. Leather or plastic may be utilized for this holder, but I do not desire to be limited inthis regard. The strip marker is made from resilient transparent material, such as cellophane.

In its structural features, the holder A is folded back` upon itself, as. at l0, to present front and rear flaps Hy and I2', respectively. Thus, a sub-- stantially U-shaped structure is provided, which is adapted lto beV telescoped or engaged over a rear fly-leaf' I4, last indexpage, or other selected page of a book C (see Figure 3), so as to be supported thereby.

As clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4, the holder is. Pierced by a` pair of parallel slots Al5 and IB, which are disposed'adjacent to the fold l0. For enhancing the generalappearance of the holder, and at the same time make the-holder more flexible in the region of this fold, I have provided recesses I1 in opposing lateral edges thereof. The particular shape or curvature of these recesses maybe changed;

The marker stripvB- has its end I8 turned upwardlycalong the bend-line I9- so as to extend at an angle relative to the general length of the strip. Cellophane, of course, may be preshaped for this purpose. The other end 20 of this strip may be pointed.

In applying the strip B to the holder A, the

pointed end 26 of the strip is inserted through the slots l5 and I6, in order, and the strip pulled until the upturned end I8 is drawn against the fold I0 of the holder. Thereafter, the intermediate portion of the strip is fashioned into a loop 2| and the point 20 is passed through the slots l5 and I6 again. Thus the convolution of the loop overlaps itself, and the loop is slidably attached to the holder. The projecting section 22 of the strip provides a free extension extending from the loop, which is adapted to overlie a page of the book C to serve as a page-designator. The end I3 of the strip is conned in the interior of the loop.

For the purpose of illustration, the book has been shown as including front and rear covers 23 and 24, respectively, having a plurality of pages 25 disposed therebetween. The free extension 22 may be placed over any selected page in the book so as to designate the readers place. Inasmuch as the marker strip is resilient, it will yield as each page is turned, and thereafter will rebound into a position overlying the subsequent page.

:Quite naturally, when the holder A is applied initially to the rear fly-leaf ill of the book, the extension 22 may be pulled downwardly, constricting the size of the loop 2i, and thus providing the necessary length for the strip to overlie the rst page of the book. As the pages are turned in succession, the total thickness of the remaining unturned pages will decrease, and thus part of the projecting section 22 may be drawn back into the loop.

As clearly shown in Figure 3 the looped portion of the Strip is disposed to one side of the holder A, and on that side thereof having the slotted front flap i i. This will present the loop 2| between the planes of the front and rear Ycovers of the book so that either of these covers may be placed flatwise on a table, or the like, without interference by the loop.

Inasmuch as the marker strip is transparent, it will not hinder the readers vision of the subject matter contained on the pages oi the book.

Summary Having thus described the various parts of iny bookmark, the purpose and use thereof are summarized briefly as follows: V

l. The holder A or" the bookmark is applied to the rear iiy-leaf I4, or last index page, of any book, or magazine. It constitutes a definite improvement over other markers applied to the back of the books. Another improvement is that no interference will result when the holder is applied to the last index page.

2. The bookmark is automatic, as it flips through the pages as they are turned, and its transparent pointer section 22 makes reading through it possible, when it is disposed at the top of the pages.

3. The material used, such as leather or plastic for the holder A, and cellophane for the marker B, cannot harm the books or magazines, and never interferes during reading.

4. The readers place cannot be lost, even if the book falls, or is held upside down, or if the book closes when one falls asleep while reading in bed.

5. The bookmarker is useful in keeping the place wherever pages are turned, such as: law book reference, music sheets, bibles, technical books, oice ledgers and books of accounts, marking the place of Federal Code books for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Several of the bookmarkers may be applied to pages directly to serve as reference guides, which also applies to law books for law case references. Also, it protects the place when drawing 01T trial balances from ledgers, and aids in giving telephone quotations from price books, if interruption causes the book to close. The place cannot be lost.

It will be noted that only two parts are used for my bookmark; namely: the holder A and the marker strip B. No metal is required. The cellophane strip or pointer is replaceable without removing any other parts.

I claim:

1. In a bookmark of the character described: a holder adapted to be interengaged with a flyleaf, or other selected page, of a book, so as to be supported thereby; and a resilient marker strip having a portion thereof dening a complete loop; the convolution of this loop presenting overlapped sections, both of which are slidably attached to the holder; one end section of the strip providing a free extension projecting from the loop adapted to overlie a page of the book to serve as a pagedesignator; the other end of the strip being upturned to form an abutment positioned and confined within the interior of the loop to abut the holder, and thereby preclude this end from being pulled out of the holder when pull is exerted upon the page-designator end of the strip.

2. In a bookmark of the character described: a'holder including a piece of material folded upon itself to present a pair of flaps adapted to straddle a iiy-leaf, or other selected page, of a book, so as to be supported thereby; the holder being pierced by a pair of slots disposed adjacent to the fold thereof; and a resilient marker strip rolled upon itself to denne a complete loop; the convolution of this loop presenting overlapped sections, both of which slidably extend through both slots of the holder; one end section of the strip providing a free extension projecting from the loop adapted to overlie a page of the book to serve as a pagedesignator; the other end of the strip being upturned to form an Vabutment arranged to bear against the holder and preclude this end from being pulled through the slots when pull is exerted upon the page-designator end of the strip.

V3. The combination as defined in claim 2, in which one'of the slots is arranged in the fold of the holder, and the other slot is fashioned in a flap of the holder; the loop being disposed on and confined to that side of the holder having the slotted flap.

EDWIN A. MYERS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 

